How to use native plants to create wildlife habitat

London, England offers proposal to triple the budget for invasive plant removal. Note well: The black cherry tree, one of the best trees for Kentucky, is invasive in Europe. It’s a good plant or a bad plant. It just depends on the continent. We need to not only curb our […]

These are juniper berries on an eastern red cedar tree. The cedar waxwing (a songbird) loves to eat juniper berries. And the cedar loves for birds to eat its berries because they are more likely to germinate after passing through the bird’s digestive tract (some distance from the parent tree). […]

Many people consider their lawns to be the crown jewels of their homes. And the royal connotation isn’t too far off the mark — lawns first appeared around castles in England and France. Trees were cut down so the soldiers protecting the palaces could better view their surroundings. Lawns today […]

A friend of mine asked me the following: If there was one thing you could accomplish (no holds or impediments), what might that be? My one goal would be measurable increases in awareness and action related to native plants. Why? Because native plants can help halt and reverse the global […]

What are the greatest marketing opportunities for businesses and nonprofits that want to save bees and butterflies? To leverage the visual appeal and drama inherent in nature. Every animal has a story to tell. Every plant has a story to tell. Every garden, landscape and forest has a story to […]